156FX1800X — Optician

Grouping

Eye and Vision Services Providers

Classification

Technician/Technologist

Specialization

Optician

Section

Individual

Definition

Opticians help fit eyeglasses and contact lenses, following prescriptions from Ophthalmologists and Optometrists. They also help customers decide which eyeglass frame or contact lenses to buy.

NUCC’s own wording, not a paraphrase.

Other codes under Technician/Technologist

These are the codes a mis-selection most often lands on, because they share a classification and differ only by specialisation.

• 156F00000XTechnician/Technologist
• 156FC0800XContact Lens
• 156FC0801XContact Lens Fitter
• 156FX1100XOphthalmic
• 156FX1101XOphthalmic Assistant
• 156FX1201XOptometric Assistant
• 156FX1202XOptometric Technician
• 156FX1700XOcularist
• 156FX1900XOrthoptist